Cotunnite

Cotunnite

Challacollo, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

Cotunnite

La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy

Cotunnite

Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Cotunnite

Challacollo, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

Cotunnite

La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy

Cotunnite

Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Cotunnite

Challacollo, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile

Cotunnite

La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy

About CotunniteHide

Domenico Cotugno

Formula:

PbCl₂

Colour:

Colourless, white, light yellow, light green

Lustre:

Adamantine, Silky, Pearly

Hardness:

1½ - 2

Specific Gravity:

5.8

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Name:

After Domenico Cotugno (1736-1822), Professor of Anatomy, University of Naples.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

In the experimental volcanic gas condensation by Africano et al. (2002) it deposits below 325°C.

Classification of CotunniteHide

Physical Properties of CotunniteHide

Optical Data of CotunniteHide

Type:

Biaxial (+)

RI values:

n_α = 2.199 n_β = 2.217 n_γ = 2.260

2V:

Measured: 67° , Calculated: 68°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.061

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Very High

Dispersion:

relatively strong

Chemical Properties of CotunniteHide

Crystallography of CotunniteHide

Epitaxial Relationships of CotunniteHide

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Type Occurrence of CotunniteHide

Synonyms of CotunniteHide

Other Language Names for CotunniteHide

Common AssociatesHide

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz GroupingHide

Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)Hide

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals GroupingHide

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References for CotunniteHide

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Localities for CotunniteHide

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.

Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (eg from pseudomorphs.)

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Austria
Carinthia Friesach - Hüttenberg area Hüttenberg Waitschach ⓘ Slag localities	Kolitsch, U., Brandstätter, F., Schreiber, F., Fink, R. & Auer, C. (2013): Die Mineralogie der weltweit einzigartigen Schlacken von Waitschach, Kärnten. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie A, 115, 19-87 (in German).
Hohe Tauern Goldberg group Kleine Fleiß valley ⓘ Roter Mann	G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995
Brazil
Mato Grosso Juína Sorriso river ⓘ Chicória farm	Kaminsky, F. V., Ryabchikov, I. D., & Wirth, R. (2015). A primary natrocarbonatitic association in the Deep Earth. Mineralogy and Petrology, 1-12.
Canada
Ontario Sudbury District Levack Township ⓘ McCreedy East Mine	Dare, S. A., Barnes, S. J., Prichard, H. M., & Fisher, P. C. (2014). Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Cu-Rich Ores from the McCreedy East Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Sudbury, Canada): Implications for the Behavior of Platinum Group and Chalcophile Elements at the End of Crystallization of a Sulfide Liquid. Economic Geology, 109(2), 343-366.
Thunder Bay District ⓘ Coldwell complex	Liferovich & Mitchell pers. comm. L. Horváth 2005: L. Horváth 2009
Seeley Lake Area ⓘ Anaconda occurrence (Stillwater Marathon project)	EcoMetrix Reort for Stillwater Canada Inc, Marathon Project (2012) Table 4.1-3
Chile
Antofagasta Region Antofagasta Province Sierra Gorda District ⓘ Caracoles	Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 44.
ⓘ Margarita Mine	Samples analysed by Dr. Jochen Schluter, Curator of Hamburg Mineralogical Museum, Germany
Tarapacá Region El Tamarugal Province ⓘ Challacollo	Brent Thorne specimen. EDS analyzed by Joy Desor.
ⓘ Lolon Mine (Challacollo Mine)	Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 44; J. Schlüter at al.: N. Jb. Min. Abh. 182(1):95-101 (2005)
France
Grand Est Haut-Rhin Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch) ⓘ Neuenberg	P&T N°23-24, H. BARI 1982, Minéralogie des filons du Neuenberg à Sainte Marie aux Mines (Haut-Rhin).
Sankt Wilhelm vein ⓘ Wilhelm mine	Wittern, Journée: "Mineralien finden in den Vogesen", 1997
Occitanie Lozère Mende St Etienne-du-Valdonnez ⓘ Le Buisson Mine	D. Gol (2009), Le Règne Minéral n°90
Germany
Baden-Württemberg Black Forest Wolfach Oberwolfach Rankach valley ⓘ Clara Mine	U. Kolitsch, J. Gröbner, F. Brandstätter and R. Bayerl (2010): Neufunde aus der Grube Clara im mittleren Schwarzwald (IV): Calcioandyrobertsit, Cotunnit, Gerhardtit, Khaidarkanit, Lukrahnit, Mckinstryit, Moolooit, Rhabdophan-(La), Rouait und Uricit. Lapis 35 (9), 22-27; 62 (in German).
Bavaria Lower Bavaria Röhrnbach ⓘ Steinerleinbach Quarry	Habel, M. (2009): Der Granodioritbruch der Fa. Josef Uhrmann OHG, Steinerleinbach bei Röhrnbach. Mineralien-Welt 20 (2), 66-86.
Hesse Richelsdorf District Nentershausen Süß Richelsdorf Smelter ⓘ Slag dumps	S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
North Rhine-Westphalia Ruhr Coal Mining area Essen ⓘ Christian-Levin Mine	Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", 1990
Marl Marl-Hüls ⓘ Auguste-Victoria Mine	Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", 1990
Saxony-Anhalt Mansfeld Basin Helbra ⓘ August Bebel smelter (Kochhütte smelter) slag locality	XRD analysis (T. Witzke)
Greece
Attikí Prefecture (Attica; Attika) Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium; Lavreotiki Municipality) Lavrion District Mines Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza) ⓘ Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines)	No reference listed
Dipseliza area Dipseliza Mines ⓘ Dipseliza No. 28 Mine	Branko Rieck Collection
ⓘ Lavrion District slag localities	Schnorrer-Köhler, G., Standfuss, K. & Standfuss, L. (1981): Neufunde von Mineralen aus den antiken Bleischlacken Laurions. Der Aufschluss, 32, 165-169.
Passa Limani area ⓘ Passa Limani Cove slag locality (Pacha Limani Cove slag locality)	No reference listed
Sounion area ⓘ Harakas Cove slag locality (Charakas; Xarakas; Xaracas)	Laurion The minerals in the ancient slags,page 74,in genaral all discribed minerals can occur at all the slag places mentioned in this book written by Piet gelaude Piet vsn Kalmthout and Christia Rewitzer
India
Karnataka Kolar District Kolar Gold Fields Central Schist Belt ⓘ Champion lode	Genkin A D, Safonov Y G, Vasudev V N, Rao B K, Boronikhin V A, Vyalsov L N, Gorshkov A I, Mokhov A V (1985) Kolarite PbTeCl2 and radhakrishnaite PbTe3(Cl,S)2, new mineral species from the Kolar Gold Deposit, India, The Canadian Mineralogist, 23, 501-506
Iran
Esfahan Province (Isfahan Province; Aspadana Province) Nain County (Nayin County) Anarak District ⓘ Chah Khouni Mine (Chah Khoni Mine; Tschah Khuni Mine; El Khun Mine)	Bariand, P. 1963. Contribution à la minéralogie de l’lran. Bulletin de la Société Française de minéralogie et de cristallographie, 86: 17-64. [Locality description in brief and mineralogical list with photographs] Bariand, P. 2003. Un apercu général sur la Minéralogie de I'Iran. Le Règne Minéral, 54: 41-51.
Israel
Negev Makhtesh Ramon area (Ramon crater area) ⓘ Shen Ramon	Itamar, A. (1993): Hydrothermal alteration of quartz syenite in Shen Ramon, Israel: mineralogy, petrography and economic evaluation. Proc. Quadrenn. IAGOD Symp., 8th, 823-834.
Italy (TL)
Campania Naples Province Somma-Vesuvius Complex ⓘ Mt Vesuvius (TL)	Zambonini, F. (1907): Sulla radioattività della cotunnite vesuviana. Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, serie 5, Rendiconti, Classe di scienze fisiche, matematiche e naturali, 16, 1,975-978; Soviet Physics, Crystallography, volume 21, pp. 38(1976); Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 43; Lapis 1994:5 p.13-23,58.
Sicily Messina Province Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands) Lipari Vulcano Island ⓘ La Fossa crater	Campostrini I. et al - Vulcano: ein aussergewohnlicher Fundpunkt von neuen und seltenen Mineralien - MineralienWelt 2010 - nr.3 - p.40-57
Tuscany Grosseto Province Massa Marittima ⓘ Niccioleta Mine	Lattanzi P. Tanelli G.,1978: Considerazioni genetiche sulla cotunnite del giacimento a pirite di Niccioleta (Toscana). 'Rend.Soc.Ital.Mineral.Petrol. 34 (1) Milano pp. 37-44 Brizzi G., Capperi M., Masotti A. - La miniera di pirite di Niccioleta, Massa Marittima (GR) - Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, Milano, Fasc. 4 (1989) e Fasc. 1 - 2(1990)
Livorno Province Campigliese (Campiglia Mountains; Campiglia Ridge) Campiglia Marittima Madonna di Fucinaia (Madonna della Fucinaia) slag heaps ⓘ Capattoli Valley slag locality	http://www.comune.pisa.it/apsn/Articoli/Scorie/Capattoli.htm
Piombino ⓘ Baratti slag locality	Franzini, M., Perchiazzi, N. (1992): I minerali delle scorie ferrifere etrusche di Baratti (Livorno). Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie, Serie A, 99, 43-77; Franzini, M., Perchiazzi, N., Bartoli, M.L., Chiappino, L. (1992): Baratti (LI): una nuova località mineralogica italiana analoga al Laurion. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 15, 1 (1-1992), 1-14 [1a parte]; Cerutti, G., Preite, D. (1995): Mineralien der etruskischen Schlacken von Baratti, Toskana. Lapis, 20, 4, 13-18 and 50.
New Zealand
North Island Waikato Region ⓘ Hauraki District	Railton, G.T., Watters, W.A. (1990) Minerals of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin 104, 89 pages.
Norway
Vest-Agder Flekkefjord Hidra (Hitterø) ⓘ Wreck site	Griffin W. L., Nilsen, B. & Jensen, B, B (1977): Mineralogiske undersøkelser av tinntallerkener fra Hidra-vraket. Norsk Sjøfartsmuseums Årsberetning 1976, 111-114
Peru
Ancash Department Pallasca Province ⓘ La Pampa District	Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 44.
Poland
Upper Silesia (Śląskie) Upper Silesian Coal Basin Rybnik Coal Area Radlin ⓘ Marcel mine ?	Łukasz Kruszewski (2012) Unique chloride assemblage of exhalative origin from burning coal-mining dump in Radlin (Rybnik Coal Area, S Poland). Mineralogical Society of Poland Special Papers 40
Romania
Hunedoara Co. Deva ⓘ Săcărâmb (Sacarîmb; Sekeremb; Nagyág)	www.minerals-of-the-carpathians,2009
Russia
Kamchatka Krai Tolbachik volcano ⓘ Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture)	Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
Northern Breakthrough (North Breach) ⓘ First scoria cone (First cinder cone)
ⓘ Northern fumarole field	Pekov, I. V., Zubkova, N. V., Britvin, S. N., Yapaskurt, V. O., Chukanov, N. V., Lykova, I. S., ... & Pushcharovsky, D. Y. (2015). New zinc and potassium chlorides from fumaroles of the Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka, Russia: mineral data and crystal chemistry. III. Cryobostryxite, KZnCl3· 2H2O. European Journal of Mineralogy, 27(6), 805-812
ⓘ Second scoria cone	Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow; Mandarino, J. A. (2003). New minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist, 41(3), 803-828.
Southern Breakthrough (South Breach) ⓘ Glavnoye fumarole	Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
Sakhalin Oblast Kuril Islands (Kurile Islands) Paramushir Island ⓘ Ebeco Volcano (Ebeko Volcano)	Shevko, E. P., Bortnikova, S. B., Abrosimova, N. A., Kamenetsky, V. S., Bortnikova, S. P., Panin, G. L., & Zelenski, M. (2018). Trace Elements and Minerals in Fumarolic Sulfur: The Case of Ebeko Volcano, Kuriles. Geofluids, 2018.
Urals Region Southern Urals Chelyabinsk Oblast ⓘ Chelyabinsk coal basin	Cesnokov, B., Kotrly, M. and Nisanbajev, T. (1998): Brennende Abraumhalden und Aufschlüsse im Tscheljabinsker Kohlenbecken - eine reiche Mineralienküche. Mineralien-Welt, 9 (3), 54-63 (in German).
Spain
Asturias ⓘ Vegadeo	José Rafael González López collection.
Meredo Bedures hill (Vidures hill) ⓘ La Reixidora mine	Calvo Rebollar, M. and Viñals i Olia, J. (2018). Cotunnita, cumengeita, diaboleita y otros minerales secundarios de plomo y cobre en la mina "La Reixidora", Monte Bedures, Meredo, Vegadeo (Asturias). Revista de Minerales, 7 (1), 26-30.
Murcia Cartagena Cabo de Palos Range ⓘ Ferruginosa mine	Rewitzer, C., Calvo, M. Hochleitner, R., and Utrera, C. (2018). Cotunnite, caracolite, sideronatrite and other rare secondary minerals in the "Ferruginosa" mine, Cabo de Palos, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain. Mineral Up, 5 (1), 66-79.
Tunisia
Mahdia Governorate Mahdia ⓘ Late-Hellenistic shipwreck	Kutzke, H., Barbier, B., Becker, P. & Eggert, G. (1997): Barstowite as a corrosion product on a lead object from the Mahdia shipwreck. Studies in Conservation 42, 176-180.
UK
England Cornwall Crantock ⓘ The Gannel Smelter slag locality	BMS Newsletter 79, March 2010 (http://britishmicromountsociety.homestead.com/Gannell-Smelter.html)
Falmouth Falmouth Harbour ⓘ Firebrand wreck site	Goley, P. and Williams R. (1995) Cornish Mineral Reference Manual. Endsleigh Publications
Devon Torbay Torquay ⓘ Hope's Nose	No reference listed
Somerset Cranmore ⓘ Torr Works Quarry (Merehead Quarry)	Turner, R.W. and Rumsey, M.S. (2010): Mineral Relationships in the Mendip Hills. Journal of the Russell Society, vol 13, pp 3-46; Turner R.W. and Rumsey, M.S. (2007) Merehead Mineralogy - an Update. Russell Soc Newsletter, No 50, pp 17-18 (March 2007); Turner, R.W., (2006) A Mechanism for the formation of the Mineralised Mn Deposits at Merehead Quarry, Cranmore, Somerset, England. Mineralogical Magazine vol. 70, no. 6, pp 629 - 653
Scotland Dumfries and Galloway Wanlockhead Wanlock Dod-Whytes Cleuch ⓘ High Pirn Mine (Belton Grain Vein and New Vein)
Wales Gwynedd Lleyn Peninsula Llanengan Abersoch ⓘ Penrhyn Du Mine	Hubbard, N. & Green, D.I., 2005. Cotunnite from Penrhyn Du Mine, Gwynedd, Wales. Journal of the Russell Society, 8(2), 106-107.
USA
Arizona Mohave Co. Grand Wash Cliffs Bentley District Grand Gulch ⓘ Grand Gulch Mine (Adams patented [claim])	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 190; Hill, J.M. (1914b), The Grand Gulch Mining Region, Mohave Co., AZ, USGS Bull.580: 39-58; Galbraith, F.W. & Brennan (1959), Mineras of AZ: 44.
California San Bernardino Co. Silver Lake District Soda Mts Baker Otto Mountain ⓘ Bird Nest E3	Collected by Bob Housley. SEM EDS analzyed.
Massachusetts Hampshire Co. Easthampton ⓘ Loudville Lead Mines (Manhan Lead-Silver Mine; Southampton Lead Mine; Northampton Lead Mine)	Shepard, C. U. (1866). Cotunnite at Southampton lead mine (American Journal of Science, 2nd series 47:247-48).
New Mexico Luna Co. ⓘ Victorio District	Robert E Walstrom (2015) Skarn Minerals of the Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico. 36th Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium p 34
U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ St Croix	Alminas, Henry V.; Foord, Eugene E.; Tucker, Robert E. (1994) Geochemistry, mineralogy, and geochronology of the U.S. Virgin Islands USGS Bulletin 2057 36p
Utah Juab Co. East Tintic Mts ⓘ Tintic District	UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah